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Rascal
Internet Connection Manager and Keeper

Rascal
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Version: 2.4
Size: ~325 KB
Language: English
License cost: $20 U.S. dollars

Description
Rascal is an advanced dial-up session manager for users who need a single reliable solution for keeping their connection alive.

Rascal monitors your dial-up sessions to make sure that you stay connected. It does this by simulating network activity to fool idling detectors and by restoring the connection if it is lost. When a connection is made or lost, Rascal can notify you of it with an audio alert.

Rascal also gives you information about your dial-up session, including the name of the dial-up server, the IP address of the current connection, a calculation of your monthly connection costs so far, and a time log of how long you've been online for the current session, day, week, month, and year.

If you are a more demanding user, RascalPro is made for you. In addition to the features of Rascal, the professional version adds the ability to schedule when you want RascalPro to start monitoring, stop monitoring, or release your connection. You can also define batch processes that should start when a connection is made or lost, and you have the ability to log these events and more to a file for later reference.

  • For a bare bones connection keeper, try our Rasputin product.
  • Click here for help on choosing the right connection keeper for you.

    Rascal screen shot

    Rascal system tray icon

    • Features at a Glance

  • Redial attempts and frequency control.
  • Activity simulation frequency control.
  • Connection time and fees tracking.
  • Practical connection notification.
  • Remote control using command line access.
  • Event viewer.
  • Lives in the taskbar status area.
  • Asynchronous operations.
  • Designed for Microsoft's WinSock.
  • For Windows 95, 98, Me, NT v4.0, 2000, XP, or later.
  • Click here to see how you can use it as an NT/2000/XP service.

    Rascal+
    This product exists in two flavors: the "+" version and the "regular" version. The "+" version supports recent technologies such as multilink connections. However, it does not work properly with certain Windows 9x/Me releases, in which case you should use the "regular" version. The "+" version includes a "+" character following the product version number in the About dialog box.

    Download Click here to download the "+" version

    Updates

    - v2.4 on 2001-05-10: Added connection statistics (for Windows 2000 only).
    - v2.3 on 2000-02-09: Improved the pinger and added the ability to save and unsave DUN credentials in Windows NT/2000.
    - v2.2 on 1999-04-02: Added more status information, an option to round up the length of connection sessions to the minute, and an option to use DUN's credentials for authentication (for NT only).
    - v2.1 on 1998-06-01: Added command line access to allow remote and batch control of dialup sessions. Fixed a bug that caused the application to freeze under some configurations of Windows modems and drivers.
    - v2.0a on 1998-02-19: Eliminated the 16 DUN session limit and made the monthly time log properly wrap when the year changes.
    - v2.0 on 1997-06-22: Overhauled application and added new features.
    - v1.6 on 1996-11-19: Added connection monitoring time-out support.
    - v1.5c on 1996-11-03: Fixed the "Do not dial-up first" feature.
    - v1.5b on 1996-11-02: Fixed a bug that prevented the reconnection frequency from being higher than the verification frequency. Consequently, the initial reconnection timing was also corrected.
    - v1.0 on 1996-09-01: Initial release.

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